What is keeping you behind bars today? So often we have our lists of offenses or offenders. We hold that list close to our heart, we refuse to budge, so we remain captive. A lifelong prisoner rotting away from bitterness, anger and resentment. "But you don't know what happened to me?" You're right, I don't. But I know living behind bars doesn't Continue Reading
Stop, Look -n- Listen: Records
What are you keeping records of? Are you keeping records of those who wronged you? Like that family member who should have loved and protected you, but didn't? Or that one sick person who violated you decades ago? Maybe it's your friend who betrayed you? Or your sibling who forgot your birthday? Maybe it's fresh, an argument from last night. Continue Reading
Healing from Sexual Abuse
(WARNING: NOT family-friendly because of nature of topic. Approx. 1100 words, too long for most blog posts. I feel led to write regardless of its length. Thank you for understanding.) My daughter turned thirteen last week. The day after her big party I met a friend for coffee and cried. Not just any cry, the ugly cry. Not because Hannah was a Continue Reading
Stop, Look-n-Listen: Eraser
A few years back, I saw this eraser in the dollar store. I laughed and thought, Who on earth needs an eraser that big? "You do," God whispered. Yeah, I do, don't I? Do we have to go there now? As I went to pay for this silly thing I knew why I was buying it. Not to use, but to remember. I needed another visual reminder of my redemption in Continue Reading
The Letter that Changed Me
I almost forgot with the Thanksgiving holiday to link my blog to an article I wrote on Ungrind.org.The Letter that Changed Me. Continue Reading
Thank You We Used 2 B
If you've been reading my blog since February, this article link is a reprint. For those of you who are newer visitors or readers, this may be new.After I wrote my letter to Obama on my blog, I heard from a gal who wanted to share my story with her readers. After we e-mailed back and forth, I decided this article was the best one about my abortion Continue Reading